Manage posts in a series
As I began researching my first topic for this site it became apparent that I really needed a way to link a series of posts in a usable way. A quick search at the WP.org plugin directory yielded two options.
The second option appears to be broken since WP 2.3 so I will be using the In Series Plugin for the moment.
The In-Series plugin adds an options page which allows customization to the way the series links are formated. The default structure adds a table of contents to the top of each post that is designated as a part of a series. There are also navigation links at the bottom of each post to move to the previous and next post.
The process of creating a series or adding a new post to an existing series can be done directly from the “Write Post” screen. An option is added to the right sidebar. A drop-down option is available to choose from existing Series and a text box is available to create a new series. There is also a radio option to set the post as either the starting or ending post in the series.
The process of setting the order of posts within a series is a bit clumsy and requires editing the post. Inserting the post to the middle of a series does not appear to be possible. Once the post is saved you can set the point in the series to insert it from the edit screen by choosing the post that will come before the current post in the series and saving.
Overall this plugin will fit my needs nicely and should allow me to organize my plugin testing and research in a much more user friendly way. A new version, which adds a few more options for customization, is in beta. Full plugin information can be found at the Plugin’s Site
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Thanks for this post. One of the reasons I *left* WP for Joomla was because I couldn’t reorder posts the way I wanted to. I’ll have to try this on my wife’s blog and see how it works.